What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania was 0.02 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.05 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.

What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Tanzania ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tanzania: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.02 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.02 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 33.3%

World rank

182nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.05 kilograms per year per capita

in 2017

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.02 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023.

That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania peaked at 0.05 kilograms per year per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

Tanzania ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0079 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0102 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.003 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.002 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0099 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0109 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0298 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.021 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.05 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.0275 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	0.04 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

179 Mali 0.0294 kilograms per year per capita compare
180 Niger 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
181 Zambia 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
183 North Korea 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
183 Uganda 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
185 Ghana 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Tanzania

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -1.0% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.3% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,153 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 8.4% (2023)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 78.82 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,153 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 2,541 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 788.01 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 310.12 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 42.48 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Tanzania was 0.02 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.05 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Tanzania ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean consumption per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,203 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.